I've seen more than a few posts about replacing the window belt weatherstrip. The Toyota replacement parts are ~$40.00 each + shipping. Mine are worn out, and I'd like to replace them. Has anyone found a brand or seller that they think are good or have provided good service. There are lots of sets for all four door that are within $10.00 +/- to the cost for one Toyota weatherstrip. I'd appreciate any advice, thanks
I did my 07 Prius a year ago... Very easy job... I got it from a wrecking yard for $15 and there were multiple vehicles to choose from so I got to pick the best one.
Gosh I can hardly believe the lack of responses. I think anything in a salvage yard would be as bad as mine, plus I can't see removing four of them and not damaging at least two; they don't come out without a fair amount of force. I live in Arizona, they were so sun worn that my fingers would end up with black sludge of them if rested on the window ledge with the window down. I did buy a set (online) through X auto tree; the front ones were 1/4" too long and I returned them. Then I bought a set of A Premium, They were pretty close to the original ones and seemed made fairly well. Only time will tell how they hold up.
Funny I see this, I was going to look up the same thing this week. The weatherstrip on my drivers side door just this last weekend split apart, but yeah I sure woudln't go salvage. Do you have a link to the ones you got? Any tips on replacement?
If you can inspect and choose the best one at a wrecker you won't be disappointed and you'll save lots of money. Not just that, but buying brand new parts for a 16 year old car means the lifespan of that part is not congruent with the lifespan of the vehicle.
They're about $23 each on Amayama. Factoring in shipping and tariffs, that may still come out cheaper than buying locally. Toyota is also reportedly having another sale for Black Friday: Toyota Autoparts: Black Friday Sale: 25% off all Genuine Parts, Accessories, & Lifestyle Parts
Bought a set on Amazon for $40 that had good reviews. I also had to use a fair amount of force to get them out, there is probably a trick to it or using a proper tool but I ended up just flat out destroying them.
All of mine spontaneously disintegrated into gummy messes. That's the only repair the car has required in the ~122k miles I've had it;
The ones I ended up using were: A Premium, They were $60.99 with AZ tax. I'm sure the Toyota ones are good/better but the average cost of the four of them was ~$48.00 plus shipping. There was a set I ordered on e bay and sent back because they were ~1/4" long. They were $32.00 There are lots of videos on you tube showing replacement. Getting them out without destroying them is close to impossible. The A-Premium ones were identical in clipping devices as the original, and installing them was easy. My old ones were disintegrated, when you put you hand on the top of the door, with the window down, your finger tips ended up black and gooey, then you touch some part of the door panel or handle and leave a black (permanent?) smudge.
Dirk- I tried to put in the full part # above but the site interpreted it as a link so wouldn't let me save/post it. Perhaps in a 'conversation' I could send it to you and/or the Toyota part #s.
